Computer Industry Report articles from July 1992

Computer Industry Report archives from July 1992

Big iron's time-tested advantages not enough to prevent mainframe malaise. (mainframe computers)
July 17, 1992... The current condition of mainframe suppliers IBM, Amdahl, and Unisys has raised more flags heralding the end of the mainframe business. Their woes evidence a fundamental weakness in mainframe-based solutions. Compared to alternative...

IBM strategy update: S/390 as the ultimate server. (IBM System/390 mainframe computer)
July 17, 1992... It's no secret that IBM's computing strategy for the past two decades has been centered around the mainframe. It's also no secret that the strategy wouldn't last forever. Nonetheless, while IBM's top management has been experiencing an...

Profiles of leading mainframe suppliers. (mainframe computer industry) (Industry Overview)
July 17, 1992... IBM's worldwide mainframe system revenue decreased by 18.6% in 1991 from 1990 levels. It may never return to 1990 levels again. In the U.S., IBM fared even worse, mainframe revenue was off 23.0%. The first three quarters of 1991 were...

Ken Olsen, Digital and disintegration. (Digital Equipment Corp.'s Kenneth H. Olsen)
July 17, 1992... Ken Olsen's departure from the $14 billion company he started the same year Sputnik was launched marks more than just the end of one regime and the beginning of another. It marks the passing of an era for the entire computer industry. He...

Ubiquitous computing: opportunity in unknown markets?
July 31, 1992... The current interest in pen computers, palmtops, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smaller notebooks is driven by a little pragmatism and a lot of fantasy. Apple's John Sculley calls PDAs part of a "billion dollar megamarket." Intel's...

The pico, pen and palmtop players: Apple, GO, Slate and more. (computer hardware and software manufacturers)
July 31, 1992... Mobile computing promises to revolutionize the computer industry. At stake: the gradual dissolution of the old Microsoft DOS/Intel X86 duopoly and its replacement with a new standard. Many of today's largest software companies are planning...

Pen computers: the next wave.
July 31, 1992... Ubiquitous mobile computing promises to revolutionize the computer industry. Atstake: the Microsoft DOS/Intel X86 duopoly, and much more. The transition provides a case study of the cyclical technological substitutions that regularly uproot...